Where does “powstawać” come from?

powstawać (Polish) comes from Old Polish powstawać, from Old Polish po-, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

powstawać (Polish): to arise, to develop, to come into being, to come about

Definitions

  1. to arise, to develop, to come into being, to come about

Ancestry of “powstawać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpowstawaćto rise, to stand up
2Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
3Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish powstawać →